1 Post-Doc Researcher In Economics, Statistics, Quantitative Sociology (Or Close Fields) At The[...]

Our team is looking for a talented researcher with interest in education and/or gender differences, to work on the project "GENESIS: Gender attitudes and child socioemotional skills", funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research – PNRR GRINS Spoke 3.

The project aims at measuring children's socio-emotional skills and children's, parents', and teachers' gender attitudes and analyzing their interaction. It will investigate the influence of parents' and teachers' gender attitudes on children's socio-emotional skills and cognitive outcomes. We will apply econometric methods to own collected data, merged with existing data. The project is also linked to the evaluation of teacher training randomized interventions. More details about the project and specific tasks of the post-doc can be found in the call (click on "bando" to see the call).

The successful applicant will work with Daniela Piazzalunga, Gabriella Berloffa, Matteo Ploner, and Laura Franchin.

The position is for 12 months.

Required Qualifications PhD in Economics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, or Education (with quantitative focus) or be close to completion. The candidate should complete the PhD before the start date of the position. Desiderata Expertise in data analysis using Stata (preferable), R or other software. Strong background in quantitative research methods (econometrics and data analysis). Good experience of working with micro-data. Experience in Economics of Education or close fields. We value curiosity and energy as well as initiative and attention to detail.



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